Tractor transmission.



W. Ay RIDERl l TRACTOR TRANSMISSiON.

APPLICATION FILED DEQQI IIIIIA 3 SHEETSNSHEET I.

VV. A: RIDER.

TRCOR-THANSMISSIUN. /xPPuc/(TION HLED 050.24.1914.

mmm May 30, ma.

3 SHEETSMSHEETuZl W. A RIDER.

TRACTOR TRANSMISSION. APPUCATION FILED 056,9, 1914.

3SHEETSY-SHEET 3.

UVLLAML A. RIDER, OF LOS' ANG-EIES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESN ASSIGN- MENTS, TO BULKLEY RIDER TRACTOR CO'1R/P0RTION, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALI- FORNIA, A COREORATON OF CALIFORNIA.

Tamron raensiaission.

Specification of Letters Patent.v

Patented May 3d, 1916.

To all whom t may concern 13e it known that I, 'WILLIAM A. RIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, ,in the county of- Los. Angeles, .State of California, have invented new and luseful Improvements in Tractor Transmissions, of which the following is a'specication.

The invention relates to a variable speed transmission and drivelfor tractors. l

.ln the operation of tractors such'as are employed for hauling heavy loads there are timesivhen'the tractor is subjected to eXtraordinary conditions as in hauling unusually heavy loads and climbing steep grades,'a.t other' times they operate under ordinary working conditions and when running light or Without a load they operate under other conditions. A

Itis the object of this invention to pro- ,vide a changespeed transmission and driving mechanism which is particularly adapted for use on tractors and which will permit oit' variations of speed and power transmissioniaccording to the various conditions to which the tractor is subjected.

Another object is to provide a transmission and driving mechanism having aV plurality of sets of variable speed transmission gears, one of which sets is employed to propel the'tractor at high, low or intermediate speeds and reverse in tlieusiial Well known manner when the tractor is running light er Without a load, and the other set eninleved in con`uiiction with the lirst set when ,i J

it is necessary to obtain a greater speed rcduction, and increased. driving power when propelling the tractor under extraordinary loads or up steep grades. l

A further` object to provide means for connecting the differential casing on the driving shaft to such sha'lt to oliviate diferential movement of' the shaft and the driving' wheels geared thereto, and thereby equalize the strains on the driving Wheels when operating under cisti-eine conditions.

./l yfurther ol'ijcct is to ijiroi'idc an effective arrangement oi the transmission mecha.- nisms andthe connections therewith to the tractor wheels, whereby a short Wheel hase i may be obtained.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figurel is a pain view of" thetransmis- -nianner to the tractor frame 13.

sion mechanism partly in section and with parts broken away. Fig: 211s a vertical section and elevation on the line 2*-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a diagram in plan illustrating the' transmission mechanism as arranged on the eXtreme low speed to transmit the maximum high power to the driving and propelling shafts of the tractor', when hauling a heavy load or climbing a steep grade.` Fig. t is a diagram in plan'illiistrating the transmisl sion mechanism arranged to drive the tractor on highspeed when hauling a light load or operating Without a load. i y

More specifically, 6- and 7 indicate the driving sprockets on the tractor Wheels, the

hubs 8 and S2 of which are revolubly mounted on suitable spindles 10 and 11 mounted onitlie rear axle '12 connected in any desired Passing around the sprocket wheels 6 and 7 are rearwardly extending sprocket chains 14 and 15 which pass around sprocket wheels 1G and 17 mounted on the differential driving shafts 18 and 1l) carried iii suitable bearings 2O and 2l mounted on the tractor frame 13 rearward of the rear axle 12. The inner ends of the propelling shafts 18 and 19 terminate in the differential casings 22 and have 'the usual differential gears 23 and 2li rigidlyy mounted thereon which mesh with the pinioiis 25 and 26 revolubly mounted 0n the differential casing 2Q. The differential y casing 22 is formed with hubs 27 and 28 which encircle the shafts 18 and'lf) and are supported iii suitable anti-friction bearings 28 and 29 mounted in a housing() supported eii the traine 13 in any desired inaniiei-.w

Rigidly mounted ,on the differential casing M is a pair ot spaced spur gears 31 aud' 32 ol dii'lierent diameters; the gear 51 being of less diameter than the gear 32 and 'arranged on the side of the dill'erential casing i2 adjacent the shaft 18. Mounted iii suitable hearings iii the housing Il() aud cxteiidiiig parallel with the shafts itl and 'lil is a shaft :lf3 on which a pair oi'i separately shiiitablc gears fil and l5 are sliliiie'd. The gear il is of a diameter larger than the gear 35 and is adapted to he iiiovrd iii and out oi engagement with the gear 31, while the gear l5 adapted to move iii and out et' engagement with the gear 32. The gears lill and 35 are shifted by the customary gear-shifting mechanisms commonly employed in change speed transmissions, here indicated as consisting of forked arms 36 and 37 carried on rock shafts 38 and 39vand engaging straps 40 and 41 mounted in annular grooves on the hubs 42 and 43 of the gears 34 and 35. The rock shafts 38 and 39 are provided with arms 44 and 45 attached to connecting rods 46 and 47 leading to any suitable operating mechanism by which the manual` actuation thereof will effect the shifting of the gears 34 nd 35 in and out of mesh With the gears 31 and 32 as desired.

The shaft 33 has a beveled gear 48 rigidly mounted thereon which meshes with a beveled.` pinion 49 carried by a short shaft 50 supported in suitable bearings carried by the housing 30 and connecting at its outer end to a universal joint 51 to a driving shaft 52 extending into a gear case 53. Splined on the shaft 52 within the gear ca se 53 is a pair of differential diametered transmission gears 54 and 55 adapted to be shifted longitudinally of the shaft 52 by means of arms 56 and 57 on longitudinally -shiftable slia'fts 58 and 59 adapted to be operated manually, in. any suitable manner.

The gears 54 and 55 are designed to be thrown in and out of mesh with gears 60 and 61 rigidly mounted on a lay shaft 62 supported in suitable bearings in the housing 53 as is common in ordinary transmission mechanisms; the lay shaft 62 beingadapted to be driven continuously through la gear 63 rigidly mounted thereon which meshes with a pinion 64 on an' engine crank shaft 65. The gear 55l is also designed vto 4be thrown into mesh with anidler gear 66 in constant mesh with a pinion 67 on the lay shaft 62 to' reverse the `direction of rotation of the shaft 52 and its connected parts.

The gear 55 is of a larger diameter than the gear 61 so that when thrown into mesh withthe latter the shaft 52 will be rotated at a slower' speed tha'n the lay shaft 62 which in turn is driven at a slower speed than the crank shaft 65 -by reason of the gear 63 being of larger diameter than the gear 64. The gears 54 and 60 are approximately of equal diameters and when in mesh with each` other the shaft 52will be rotated at an intermediate speed. To drive the shaft 52 at a high speed the gear 54 is shifted toward the gear 64 so that vclutch' teeth 68 on the adjacent faces of the gears 54and 64 will be thrown into mesh, thereby connecting the shaft 52 directly to the shaft 65'. i l

It'will now be seen that by shifting the gears 54 and 55 in the case 53 three speeds and reverse rotation may be transmitted*` to the driving shaft 52 from the crank shaft 65 and that by shifting the gears 34 and 35 lwith the Ain the case 30 the number of speeds at which the gear`3l and the gear 54 is shifted tol ward the gear 64v so that the clutch teeth 68 engage. The drive will then be directed from the crank shaft 65 to'the driving shafts 18 and 19 through the shafts 52, 50, pinion v49, gear 48, shaft 33 and gears 34 and 31. The speed of rotation of the driving shafts 13 and 19 may be varied while the gears 34 and 31 are in mesh by shifting the gears 54 and 55 into intermediate and low 'speeds as is common in transmission mechanisms.

When the tractor is to be driven under a heavy load or up steep inclines the gear 34 is thrown out of mesh with the gear 31 and the gear 35 is thrown into engagement with the gear 32. Various speeds of rotation may be transmitted to the driving gear 35 by shifting of the gears 54 and 55 as before described. When the load is extraordinarily great and it is desired to apply the maximum driving power to the tractor wheels the gear 55 'is engaged with the gear 61 while the gear 35 is in mesh with the gear 32. The drive from the engine shaft'65 will then be through the gears 64 and 63, lay shaft 62, gears 6l and 55, shafts 52 and 50, gears 49 and 48, shaft 33 and gears 35 and 32, thus effecting a considerable speed reduction and a consequent increased driv- .ing power to the shafts 18'and 19 and the tively. This is effected by throwing a clutch.

member 69 keyed on the sha'ft 19` into engagement with clutch teeth 70 formed on the hub 28 of the differential Casin 22, thereby loekingsthe latter to the sha t 19 sothat when the differential casing 22 is rotated through either gear 3l and 32 thereon the shaft 19 will be driven directly thereshaft 18 being driven in unison with the shaft 19 through the interlocking of the gears 23, 24, 25 and 26.' The4 shifting of the clutch member 69 is accomplished by means of a yoke 7l engaging a strap 72 mounted in an annular groove formed in' the clutch member 69; the yoke 71 being mounted on a rock shaft 73 which may be operated 1n any desired manner.

In the application of the invention the @Ameise the @me ehe film/'e shaft seelhionc, :md l@ and #e meto? wheel hehe 8 :and 9 eedmg m'waf 'ao @he leiten y hs arrangement u, short wheel e, -rncne, the cmbumtmn with. e rear axle upon whxch em frame 1s maximized.; supporting ground Wheels upfm eme. rem. eide, a @mung mmmte upon sind :iframe if: the rea-r o' the rear miie, e, cmu l e .1 n. FY L i n: @meu menge pee n 1 lefemml amm eiusm montel in seid easing, means fel dlvng em @he ierental mechanism liefihegmund Wheels, a change Speed gene rem' axle, 'a memever for actuating saif last named cmngefspeed gearing and e universal een-v meetion between @the het named Sheng@ speed; gearing and the -combned change speed gearing and differential mechanism.

In witness that claim the 'foregoing Yi have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th day of June, 1914. 1W. A. REBER.

Witnesses-J *i MARGUERHE Emea, MAME Bumm. 

